1919.221: Wooden Head of a Guardian Figure
Sculpture
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1919.221
- People
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Kōen, Japanese
- Title
- Wooden Head of a Guardian Figure
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Work Type
- sculpture
- Date
- 17th century
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
- Period
- Edo period, 1615-1868
- Culture
- Japanese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/209905
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Cypress wood with traces of pigment; multiple-block construction
- Dimensions
- H. 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: inscription written with a brush: "Kōen"
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Hervey E. Wetzel
- Accession Year
- 1919
- Object Number
- 1919.221
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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Verification Level
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